A Trial by Podcast
A true crime podcast that delves into unsettling stories and historical mysteries. Each episode examines evidence, scrutinizes suspects, and presents disturbing narratives with a touch of gallows humor. The show aims to make the macabre somewhat tolerable through evidence-driven storytelling.
Episodes
Ep. 119 | The Murder of Helle Crafts
In November 1986, Helle Crafts was reported missing. Danish flight attendant and mother of three, Helle had been planning to leave her husband after discovering he'd been having an affair. What followed was one of the most gruesome and forensically groundbreaking murder investigations in American history. Because there was no body. There was no crime scene. There was, however, a rented wo
Ep. 118 | The Vanishing of the Springfield Three [Part 2 of 2]
On June 6, 1992, 19-year-old Suzie Streeter and 18-year-old Stacy McCall proudly walked across the stage and received their diplomas from Springfield, Missouri’s Kickapoo high school. Like any other teen on graduation day, the girls had a long night of party hopping ahead of them before they ended up back at Suzie’s house to spend the night before going to a waterpark with friends the nex
Ep. 117 | The Vanishing of the Springfield Three [Part 1 of 2]
On June 6, 1992, 19-year-old Suzie Streeter and 18-year-old Stacy McCall proudly walked across the stage and received their diplomas from Springfield, Missouri’s Kickapoo high school. Like any other teen on graduation day, the girls had a long night of party hopping ahead of them before they ended up back at Suzie’s house to spend the night before going to a waterpark with friends the nex
Ep. 116 | The Disappearance of Cindy Anderson
On August 4, 1981, twenty-year-old Cindy Anderson went to work as a legal secretary at a Toledo, Ohio law office. With just ten days left before she was set to leave for Bible college, vanished from work that day without a trace. When her bosses arrived that afternoon, her car was in the parking lot, but Cindy was gone. The romance novel Cindy had been reading was left open on her desk, a
Ep. 115 | The Camm Family Murders [Part 2 of 2]
On the night of September 28th, 2000, former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm came home from a church basketball game to find his wife Kim and their two young children, Bradley and Jill, shot to death in the garage of their Georgetown, Indiana home. Some believed it was the husband — a serial cheater, with life insurance policies on his family and his daughter's blood on his s
Ep. 114 | The Camm Family Murders [Part 1 of 2]
On the night of September 28th, 2000, former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm came home from a church basketball game to find his wife Kim and their two young children, Bradley and Jill, shot to death in the garage of their Georgetown, Indiana home. Some believed it was the husband — a serial cheater, with life insurance policies on his family and his daughter's blood on his s
Ep. 113 | The Murder of Missy Bevers: A Killer Caught on Camera Remains at Large
Before sunrise on April 18th, 2016, Missy Bevers pulled into the parking lot of Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas. She was early — she was always early. She had a 5 AM workout class to set up for, equipment to haul in, a room to arrange. What she didn't know was that someone was already inside the building. Someone who had been there for over an hour. Someone dressed head to
Ep. 112 | The Torture and Murder of Kelly Anne Bates
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn April 16th, 1996, 48-year-old James Patterson Smith reported to his local police station that his 17-year-old girlfriend had drowned. Firmly maintaining that this was an accident, he admitted that he was the one who drowned her and, while he claimed that he attempted to resuscitate her, it had been too late. When the police arrived at the house, they were led t
Ep. 111 | The Disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit
Listen ad-free on PatreonJodi Huisentruit was a TV news anchor at KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa, who disappeared in the early morning hours of June 27, 1995, after failing to show up for her morning broadcast. Police responded to her apartment building and found signs of a struggle around her car, which was still in the parking lot, leading investigators to believe she was attacked as she h
Ep. 110 | Flordelis, 55 Kids, and the Husband Who Didn't Survive
Listen ad-free on PatreonBrazil has a word for the kind of person Flordelis dos Santos de Souza appeared to be: milagre. A miracle. Born into poverty in one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous favelas, she clawed her way out not through luck or privilege, but through her faith in God — and she made it her mission to bring as many people with her as she could. By 2019, she was a celebrated
Ep. 109 | The Murder of Jessica Lunsford
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn the evening of February 23rd, 2005, a man named Mark Lunsford had a date with his girlfriend. Before leaving, he said goodnight to his 9-year-old daughter Jessie, and thanked his parents, Ruth and Archie for watching her that evening. The four lived together, but Mark planned to stay overnight at his girlfriend’s that evening. When he returned to the family’s m
Ep. 108 | The Murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan [Part 2]
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn the morning of February 24, 2023, police responded to 911 calls from the Banfield residence in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, where they found Christine Banfield suffering from multiple stab wounds and Joseph Ryan dead from gunshot wounds inside an upstairs bedroom. Brendan Banfield — Christine's husband and a former IRS special agent — and the family's Bra
Ep. 107 | The Murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan [Part 1]
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn the morning of February 24, 2023, police responded to 911 calls from the Banfield residence in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, where they found Christine Banfield suffering from multiple stab wounds and Joseph Ryan dead from gunshot wounds inside an upstairs bedroom. Brendan Banfield — Christine's husband and a former IRS special agent — and the family's Bra
Ep. 106 | The Sonderkommando Revolt
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn October 7, 1944, inside the walls of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a group of prisoners condemned to help carry out mass murder decided they would no longer go quietly. Known as the Sonderkommando, these men were forced to work in the crematoria—handling the bodies of victims and witnessing the full horror of the Nazi killing machine. But when they realized they were nex
Ep. 105 | Dr. Schneeberger: The Lie Beneath the Lab Results
Listen ad-free on PatreonIn 1992, a young woman named Candy arrived at a small-town hospital shaken after a fight with her boyfriend. Emotional and overwhelmed, she had hoped to find comfort from a close friend who worked there—but her friend wasn’t on shift. Concerned about her distress, hospital staff suggested she see a doctor to help calm her down before going home. Candy agreed. Soon
Ep. 104 | The Many Murders of Mighty Mike Malloy
Listen ad-free on PatreonThis is the tale of “Mighty” Mike Malloy — a down-on-his-luck Bronx bar regular who became the world’s most inconvenient murder victim when a group of Prohibition-era "geniuses" formed what they proudly called… the Murder Trust. Their business plan? Take out a life insurance policy on Mike, get him blackout drunk, and quietly collect the payout. Easy. Efficient. F
Ep. 103 | Gisèle Pelicot: The 51 F*** A** Defendants [Part 4]
Listen ad-free on PatreonJoan Kawai, 26Hassan Ouamou, 30Charly Arbo, 30Grégory Serviol, 31Paul Grovogui, 31Florian Rocca, 32Adrien Longeron, 34Quentin Hennebert, 34Mahdi Daoudi, 36Omar Douiri, 36Saifeddine Ghabi, 36Andy Rodriguez, 37Boris Moulin, 37Hugues Malago, 39Fabien Sotto, 39Ludovick Blemeur, 39Karim Sebaoui, 40Redouane Azougagh, 40Nizar Hamida, 41Nicolas François, 42Husamettin Doga
Ep. 102 | Gisèle Pelicot: The 51 Defendants [Part 3]
Listen ad-free on PatreonJoan Kawai, 26Hassan Ouamou, 30Charly Arbo, 30Grégory Serviol, 31Paul Grovogui, 31Florian Rocca, 32Adrien Longeron, 34Quentin Hennebert, 34Mahdi Daoudi, 36Omar Douiri, 36 Saifeddine Ghabi, 36Andy Rodriguez, 37Boris Moulin, 37Hugues Malago, 39Fabien Sotto, 39Ludovick Blemeur, 39Karim Sebaoui, 40Redouane Azougagh, 40Nizar Hamida, 41Nicolas François, 42 Husamettin Do
Ep. 101 | Gisèle Pelicot: No Shame, No Silence, No Mercy [Part 2]
Story starts around 08:15.For nearly fifty years, Gisèle Pelicot believed she was living an ordinary life — a long marriage, grown children, grandchildren, and a quiet retirement in the south of France. But in 2020, a police investigation revealed a truth so unimaginable it would shock the world.For almost a decade, her husband had been secretly drugging her with powerful sedatives, leavi
Ep. 100 | Gisèle Pelicot: No Shame, No Silence, No Mercy [Part 1]
Story starts at 9:49For nearly fifty years, Gisèle Pelicot believed she was living an ordinary life — a long marriage, grown children, grandchildren, and a quiet retirement in the south of France. But in 2020, a police investigation revealed a truth so unimaginable it would shock the world.For almost a decade, her husband had been secretly drugging her with powerful sedatives, leaving her
Ep. 099 | Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: Boston [Part 2]
Listen ad-free on PatreonIn the summer of 2001, newly appointed Boston Globe editor Marty Baron spotted a buried allegation in a court filing: Cardinal Bernard Law had knowingly reassigned a priest, John J. Geoghan, despite prior allegations of child sexual abuse. Baron didn’t hesitate. He handed the lead to the Globe’s elite investigative unit, the Spotlight Team, tasking them with
Ep. 098 | Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: Boston [Part 1]
Listen ad-free on PatreonIn the summer of 2001, newly appointed Boston Globe editor Marty Baron spotted a buried allegation in a court filing: Cardinal Bernard Law had knowingly reassigned a priest, John J. Geoghan, despite prior allegations of child sexual abuse. Baron didn’t hesitate. He handed the lead to the Globe’s elite investigative unit, the Spotlight Team, tasking them with
Ep. 097 | House of Cards: Jean-Claude Romand [Part 2]
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn a freezing January night, a house on the French-Swiss border burned to the ground, leaving behind the bodies of two small children and their mother. Miles away, their grandparents were also found dead. Only one member of the family survived. Jean-Claude Romand—a respected doctor and World Health Organization researcher—was pulled from the flames barely alive, m
Wife of Crime | Kristen Gilbert: The Killer Nurse
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ about a serial killer nurse named Kristen Gilbert! Kristen seemed like an amazing nurse, she had it all together at home and on the job. She was the nurse co workers counted on because she knew her stuff, but when the number of deaths in the ICU started rising every time Kristen worked a few coworkers started noticing a pattern. As her fel
Ep. 096 | House of Cards: Jean-Claude Romand [Part 1]
On a freezing January night, a house on the French-Swiss border burned to the ground, leaving behind the bodies of two small children and their mother. Miles away, their grandparents were also found dead. Only one member of the family survived. Jean-Claude Romand—a respected doctor and World Health Organization researcher—was pulled from the flames barely alive, mourned as the tragic vict
Ep. 095 | The Powell Family Murders
Click here to complete the listener survey!In December 2009, Susan Powell vanished from her Utah home after her husband, Josh Powell, claimed he’d taken their two young sons on a spontaneous, late-night winter camping trip. Almost immediately, his detached demeanor and shifting explanations raised red flags. As investigators looked closer, a darker picture came into focus: a controllin
Ep. 094 | The Victims of Dr. Farid Fata
Click here to complete the listener survey!Imagine being told you have cancer—a diagnosis that instantly upends your life—and then enduring months or even years of brutal chemotherapy. Now imagine learning that your doctor forced you to undergo three to four times the standard amount of treatment, or kept you on chemotherapy long after you were in remission, all while you believed you w
Ep. 093 | Unbelievable: The Rape of Marie Adler
Click here to complete the listener survey!In August 2008, 18-year-old Marie Adler called 911 in terror, reporting that a masked man had broken into her Lynnwood, Washington apartment, bound her with her own shoelaces, and raped her for hours. At first, police treated the case as a serious violent assault, but as the days passed their focus shifted from finding a suspect to scrutinizing
Ep. 092 | 12 Years Confined to a Couch: The Death of Lacey Fletcher
Click here to complete the listener survey!Lacey Fletcher, a 36-year-old woman from Louisiana, died in January 2022 after spending years confined to a couch in her parents’ home, where she suffered extreme neglect. Authorities say she was left sitting in the same position for so long that she developed severe medical complications, including malnutrition, infected wounds, and immobility.
Ep. 091 | A Discussion on Domestic Violence [With Experts!]
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/-----A HUGE thank you to Jill and Cara from Lorain County Safe Harbor for joining me. I truly enjoyed this discussion and learned so much from it - I hope you guys did too!Their Info:Website: https://www.genesishouseshelter.org/Instagram: @loraincountysafeharborPodcast (Spotify): Silenc
Ep. 090 | 10 Days from Death: The Torture of Alex Skeel [Part 2]
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/---In June of 2017, police in Bedfordshire, England responded to repeated domestic disturbance calls and found 21-year-old Alex Skeel injured and bleeding each time - only for him to insist his wounds were self-inflicted and beg officers to leave. On their third visit in just over a week,
Ep. 089 | 10 Days from Death: The Torture of Alex Skeel [Part 1]
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/---In June of 2017, police in Bedfordshire, England responded to repeated domestic disturbance calls and found 21-year-old Alex Skeel injured and bleeding each time - only for him to insist his wounds were self-inflicted and beg officers to leave. On their third visit in just over a week, s
Ep. 088 | Tiana Notice: 33 Pleas for Protection [Part 2 of 2]
https://www.tiananoticefoundation.org/donate/---Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/---On Valentine’s Day 2009, Tiana Angelique Notice, a 25-year-old woman from Plainville, Connecticut, was tragically stabbed to death outside her apartment. For Tiana’s family, this day marked the devastating end of a prolonged nightmare of st
Ep. 087 | Tiana Notice: 33 Pleas for Protection [Part 1 of 2]
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/---On Valentine’s Day 2009, Tiana Angelique Notice, a 25-year-old woman from Plainville, Connecticut, was tragically stabbed to death outside her apartment. For Tiana’s family, this day marked the devastating end of a prolonged nightmare of stalking and fear. Just five weeks and two days befo
Ep. 086 | Love Shouldn't Hurt: The Life and Death of Cyarah Vince
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/-------In March 2020, 23-year-old Cyarah “Cece” Vince was shot and killed inside her Lorain, Ohio apartment by her boyfriend, Austin Altomare, after months of escalating control, emotional abuse, and isolation. That night, Cyarah and Altomare had a friend—identified in court records as J.B.—ov
Ep. 085 | Justice for Rashawn Brazell
On the morning of February 14, 2005, 19-year-old Rashawn Brazell left his home in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York, expecting a routine day ahead. He had plans to meet with an accountant that morning and then join his mother, Desire, for a Valentine’s Day lunch in Manhattan. Rashawn never showed up for lunch that day, and he was never seen alive again.Over the next few days, Ras
Ep. 084 | The Murder of Martha Moxley [Part 2]
On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley vanished after a night of teenage Mischief Night pranks in her wealthy Greenwich, Connecticut neighborhood, only to be found brutally beaten beneath a tree in her own yard the next morning. A golf club that was used to beat Moxley so brutally that the end of the club broke off - that golf club was later linked to the home of Rushton Skakel, t
Ep. 083 | The Murder of Martha Moxley [Part 1]
Story starts at 8:00 mark*****On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley vanished after a night of teenage Mischief Night pranks in her wealthy Greenwich, Connecticut neighborhood, only to be found brutally beaten beneath a tree in her own yard the next morning. A golf club that was used to beat Moxley so brutally that the end of the club broke off - that golf club was later linked to
Ep. 081 | Chelsea Bruck: The Halloween Party Murder
Story starts at 08:55Chelsea Bruck, a 22-year-old woman from Flat Rock, Michigan, disappeared in the early hours of October 26, 2014, after attending a large Halloween party near Newport with hundreds of attendees. Separated from her friends and without her phone, she was last seen wearing a Poison Ivy costume and asking strangers for a ride home. Six months later, her skeletal remains we
Ep. 080 | Bernd Brandes, Armin Meiwes & "Consensual" Cannibalism
Armin Meiwes was a German computer technician whose 2001 crime shocked the world for its voluntary brutality. Living in the small town of Rotenburg, Meiwes posted an online ad seeking a willing participant to be killed and eaten — and astonishingly, a man named Bernd Jürgen Brandes responded. The two met, filmed their encounter, and Meiwes killed and partially consumed Brandes with his fu
Ep. 079 | Amanda Knox: Behavioral Analysis with Former FBI Profiler Julia Cowley
Yes, in this one, we focus on Amanda Knox, hence the title. But that's because I was lucky enough to sit down with former FBI Profiler Julia Cowley to get her expert opinion on Amanda's behavior and the three-page written statement she made recanting her confession that pointed at Patrick Lumumba. Alongside three former colleagues, Julia hosts her own post called The Consult: Real FBI Pro
Ep. 078 | The Affair of the Poisons
The Affair of the Poisons (1677–1682) was a dark and scandalous episode in the court of King Louis XIV of France, where rumors of witchcraft, black masses, and poisonings gripped Parisian high society. Sparked by the arrest of fortune-teller La Voison, the investigation uncovered a vast criminal network of alchemists, midwives, and nobles accused of selling poisons and performing satanic
Ep. 077 | Amy, Alison, Mia, Sebastian, JonBenét, Sade & Dan
In today's episode, we provide important updates on cases we covered in the past, giving you the latest on what has happened with the cases since we released our episode(s).We provide updates on:Ep. 010-011 | The Murder of Amy MihaljevicEp. 013 | The Brutal Attack of Alison BoithaEp. 025 | Mia & Sebastian CamposEp. 026-028 | JonBenét RamseyEp. 031 | Sade RobinsonEp. 034-037 | Dan Mark
Ep. 076 | Rebecca Zahau: Murder or Suicide? [Part 2]
Rebecca Zahau was found dead on July 13, 2011, at the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, California. She was discovered hanging, bound and gagged, in what authorities ruled as a suicide, but many - including her family - have long believed the circumstances suggested foul play, sparking years of controversy, lawsuits, and public debate about whether she truly took her own life or was murdered
Ep. 075 | Rebecca Zahau: Murder or Suicide?
Rebecca Zahau was found dead on July 13, 2011, at the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, California. She was discovered hanging, bound and gagged, in what authorities ruled as a suicide, but many - including her family - have long believed the circumstances suggested foul play, sparking years of controversy, lawsuits, and public debate about whether she truly took her own life or was murdered
Ep. 074 | Meredith Kercher [Part 6]
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a
Ep. 073 | Meredith Kercher Part 5
Music Video Starring MeredithIn 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale -
Ep. 072 | Meredith Kercher Part 4: Investigation & Pre-Trial
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a
Ep. 071 | Meredith Kercher Part 3: The Life of 'Mez'
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a
Ep. 070 | Meredith Kercher Part 2 [Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito]
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a
Ep. 069 | Meredith Kercher [Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito & Patrick Lumumba]
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a
Ep. 068 | Ultimate Betrayal: The Murder of Skylar Neese
In 2012, 16-year-old Skylar Neese was brutally stabbed to death by her two best friends. She had been feeling left out of their trio, so she was excited when they invited her to hang out on the evening of July 6th. That night, Skylar snuck out through her bedroom window, but by the next morning her parents discovered her bed empty. Her friends told police that they had dropped her off lat
Ep. 067 | Live or Die Time: Mary Vincent McGriff
In 1978, 15-year-old Mary Vincent was brutally attacked by Lawrence Singleton, who picked her up while she was hitchhiking in California, assaulted her, and cut off both of her forearms before leaving her for dead. Remarkably, Mary managed to crawl to safety and survived, later helping to convict Singleton despite his receiving a shockingly light sentence. She went on to become an artist
Ep. 066 | Kim Jong-nam [Part 2] & the Death of Otto Warmbier
Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was assassinated on February 13, 2017, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Two women, Siti Aisyah from Indonesia and Đoàn Thị Hương from Vietnam, smeared a lethal dose of VX nerve agent on his face, allegedly believing they were participating in a prank video. The attack was widely believed to be o
Ep. 065 | Deadly Prank: The Assassination of Kim Jong-nam [Part 1 of 2]
Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was assassinated on February 13, 2017, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Two women, Siti Aisyah from Indonesia and Đoàn Thị Hương from Vietnam, smeared a lethal dose of VX nerve agent on his face, allegedly believing they were participating in a prank video. The attack was widely believed to be o
Ep. 064 | The Murder of Robert Wone [Part 2]
My interview with Smile Talk with JacobOn the night of August 2, 2006, 32-year-old attorney Robert Wone was found fatally stabbed in the guest room of a friend’s home in Washington, D.C., under circumstances that remain deeply mysterious. Wone had been staying overnight at the home of college friend Joseph Price, who lived there with his partner Victor Zaborsky and their housemate Dylan W
Ep. 063 | The Murder of Robert Wone [Part 1 of 2]
On the night of August 2, 2006, 32-year-old attorney Robert Wone was found fatally stabbed in the guest room of a friend’s home in Washington, D.C., under circumstances that remain deeply mysterious. Wone had been staying overnight at the home of college friend Joseph Price, who lived there with his partner Victor Zaborsky and their housemate Dylan Ward. The three men claimed an unknown i
Ep. 062 | The Murder of Geetha Angara
Geetha Angara, a 43-year-old senior chemist at the Passaic Valley Water Commission in Totowa, New Jersey, vanished on the morning of February 8, 2005, while performing routine water-sample calibrations. Her coworkers discovered an access panel ajar above a water tank, along with broken glass from her beaker, later found along with her radio and clipboard underwater. Her body was recovered
Ep. 061 | Walburga "Dolly" Oesterreich: One Charming Manipulative B*tch
Dolly and Fred Oesterreich were a seemingly ordinary married couple in early 20th-century Los Angeles, but their lives hid a shocking secret. Fred, a wealthy apron factory owner, was murdered in 1922 under mysterious circumstances—found shot to death in their home while Dolly claimed to be locked in a closet by intruders. As the investigation unfolded, detectives discovered that for over
Ep. 060 | The Stories of Baron Li & Alan Helmick
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Ep. 059 | The Murder of Grace Millane
Grace Emmie Rose Millane, a 22-year-old British tourist on a gap‑year trip in New Zealand, disappeared on the evening of December 1, 2018, after she left a Tinder date in Auckland—her body was discovered in a suitcase a day later in the Waitākere Ranges The man she met, Jesse Shane Kempson (26 at the time), was arrested on December 8 and later convicted in November 2019 of murdering her b
Ep. 058 | The Murder of Jacob Wetterling
Jacob Erwin Wetterling was an 11‑year‑old boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota who was kidnapped at gunpoint on October 22, 1989, while riding his bicycle home with his brother and a friend. His disappearance touched the nation and sparked frantic searches, media coverage, and advocacy from his parents, Jerry and Patty Wetterling, who went on to found the Jacob Wetterling Foundation and help pa
Ep. 057 | The "Icebox" Murders: Fred and Edwina Rogers
The Icebox Murders occurred in Houston, Texas, in 1965, when police discovered the dismembered bodies of Fred and Edwina Rogers hidden in their refrigerator. Their son, Charles Rogers, who lived with them, vanished without a trace and was named the prime suspect, though he was never found. The case remains unsolved and has inspired numerous theories about Charles’s possible motives and wh
Ep. 056 | Buried Alive: Barbara Jane Mackle
In December 1968, 20-year-old college student and heiress Barbara Jane Mackle was kidnapped from an Atlanta motel by Gary Steven Krist and Ruth Eisemann-Schier. Krist and Eisemann-Schier, posing as law enforcement officers, abducted Mackle and buried her alive in a ventilated fiberglass box in a remote area of Georgia. The kidnappers demanded a $500,000 ransom from Mackle's wealthy father
Ep. 055 | Know Her Name: Chanel Miller [Brock Turner Case Part 2]
In January 2015, Chanel Miller, then 22, was sexually assaulted by Stanford University student Brock Turner while she was unconscious behind a dumpster on campus. Two graduate students intervened and detained Turner until police arrived. Turner was convicted in March 2016 on three felony counts of sexual assault but received a sentence of only six months in county jail, serving just three
Ep. 054 | Know Her Name: Chanel Miller [Brock Turner Case Part 1]
In January 2015, Chanel Miller, then 22, was sexually assaulted by Stanford University student Brock Turner while she was unconscious behind a dumpster on campus. Two graduate students intervened and detained Turner until police arrived. Turner was convicted in March 2016 on three felony counts of sexual assault but received a sentence of only six months in county jail, serving just three
Ep. 053 | The Murder of Amber Tuccaro
Amber Tuccaro, a 20-year-old member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, disappeared on August 18, 2010, after hitchhiking from a motel in Nisku, Alberta, toward Edmonton. During the ride, she called her incarcerated brother, and the call was recorded, capturing a conversation in which she questioned the driver's route, expressing concern that he was not taking her where she wanted to go. Th
Ep. 052 | Without a Trace: The Stories of Brian Shaffer & Niqui McCown
Check out Perplexity here!On April 1, 2006, 27-year-old Ohio State University medical student Brian Shaffer disappeared under mysterious circumstances. After a night out with friends at the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus, Ohio, he was captured on surveillance footage entering the bar but was never seen leaving. Despite extensive investigations, including reviewing security footage and cond
Ep. 051 | The Fall of Victoria Cilliers [Part 2 of 2]
In April 2015, Victoria Cilliers, an experienced skydiving instructor, survived a 4,000-foot fall when both her main and reserve parachutes failed during a jump in Wiltshire, England. Investigations revealed that her husband, Emile Cilliers, a British Army sergeant, had deliberately sabotaged her parachutes in an attempt to murder her and claim a £120,000 life insurance payout to alleviat
Ep. 050 | The Fall of Victoria Cilliers [Part 1 of 2]
In April 2015, Victoria Cilliers, an experienced skydiving instructor, survived a 4,000-foot fall when both her main and reserve parachutes failed during a jump in Wiltshire, England. Investigations revealed that her husband, Emile Cilliers, a British Army sergeant, had deliberately sabotaged her parachutes in an attempt to murder her and claim a £120,000 life insurance payout to alleviat
Ep. 049 | The Murders of Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin
True Crime Creepers Link TreeIn February 2022, best friends Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin were killed in a deliberate and calculated car crash on the A46 in Leicestershire, England. The pair had been lured to the area under false pretenses by a woman named Ansreen Bukhari and her daughter, TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari, after Saqib—who had been in a secret relationship with Ansree
Ep. 048 | The Murder of Dr. Kendra Hatcher
True Crime Creepers Link TreeKendra Hatcher, a 35-year-old pediatric dentist living in Dallas, Texas, was shot and killed in the parking garage of her upscale apartment complex on September 2, 2015. The murder was orchestrated by Brenda Delgado, the ex-girlfriend of Kendra’s boyfriend, Ricky Paniagua, who had grown jealous of their relationship. Brenda recruited Crystal Cortes to drive ge
Ep. 047 | The Mysterious Death of Cindy James
Cindy James, a 44-year-old nurse from British Columbia, spent seven years reporting over 100 incidents of harassment, violent attacks, and threats from an alleged anonymous stalker. Despite police investigations and media coverage, no assailant was ever identified, and Cindy was repeatedly found injured or drugged under bizarre circumstances—sometimes hogtied or with needle marks—only to
Ep 046 | Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind
Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year-old member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, was tragically murdered in August 2017 in Fargo, North Dakota. Eight months pregnant at the time, she was lured to her neighbor's apartment under the pretense of assisting with a sewing project. There, she was attacked, and her unborn child was forcibly removed. Her body was discovered days later in the Red
Ep. 045 | David Glenn Lewis & Bryce Laspisa [Ft. Chillworthy]
Approximate Time Stamps:0:00 - Intros & small talk7:00 - Brent & Talia start their story53:00 - Small talk57:00 - We start our story& more chatting at the end :)In today's episode, we welcome Brent and Talia from Chillworthy Podcast! Brent and Talia told us the story of David Glenn Lewis, who mysteriously went missing from Texas only to be struck while walking down the middle
Ep. 044 | The Kuria Family Murders [and the Survivors]
In today's episode, we discuss the tragic and mysterious murders of Jane Kuria and her two daughters, Isabella and Annabel, in their Georgia home in 2007. Jane was a Kenyan immigrant and an outspoken advocate against female genital mutilation (FGM), working tirelessly to support victims and raise awareness about the harmful practice. Her activism put her at odds with certain groups in Ken
Ep. 043 | Paranoia or Pursuit? The Chilling Disappearance of Lars Mittank
Lars Mittank, a German tourist, vanished under bizarre and unsettling circumstances in Varna, Bulgaria, in July 2014. After sustaining an ear injury in a fight, he was advised by a doctor to delay his flight home. During his extended stay, he exhibited paranoid behavior, telling his mother he was being followed and acting fearful at his hotel. On the day of his disappearance, security foo
Ep. 042 | Justice for Ellen Greenberg [Part 2 of 2]
In 2011, 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg was discovered dead in her apartment by her fiancé, Sam Goldberg. She had 20 stab wounds, and a knife still sticking out of her heart. Her death was originally ruled a homicide, but after the medical examiner learned that the fiancé had to break the door down because it was locked from the inside, he changed the manner of death to suicide.But the math
Ep. 041 | Justice for Ellen Greenberg [Part 1 of 2]
In 2011, 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg was discovered dead in her apartment by her fiancé, Sam Goldberg. She had 20 stab wounds, and a knife still sticking out of her heart. Her death was originally ruled a homicide, but after the medical examiner learned that the fiancé had to break the door down because it was locked from the inside, he changed the manner of death to suicide.But the math
Ep. 039 | The Unsolved Murder of Stacey Colbert
In 1998, 23-year-old Stacey Colbert was brutally attacked in her Columbus, Ohio, apartment. She was murdered, but her remains wouldn't be discovered for nearly seven years. Decades later, law enforcement is confident they know who took Stacey’s life—but without enough evidence, they’ve been unable to make an arrest. Now, her loved ones have launched a social media campaign, hoping to reac
